Next week marks my 18th wedding anniversary. The fact anyone has put up with me for that long is a miracle. Carol tells people my

Ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, Carol and I stopped by H-E-B to pick up a few things. Although the basket was almost empty, the

This past week, the financial markets saw renewed volatility with the main culprit supposedly being weakness in commodity prices. Although there are many types of

This past weekend some 40,000 shareholders listened to Warren Buffett field questions at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting. Although Buffett is incredibly skilled at answering a

For quite some time now, the calls have come in from people asking us if we’re going to buy shares of Facebook at its initial

Many times, financial news outlets reference the “devaluation of the dollar.” What does this mean and what are the implications? Recently, Carol and I were

It’s a kid’s dream come true – having Blue Bell ice cream for breakfast every day. And that’s just what Bill Rankin does. But, for

April 15 is right around the corner. This means two things. First, income taxes are due and, secondly, the deadline to make IRA contributions for

Often these days, we are asked: “How much money can I pull from my portfolio and not run out?” With interest rates at multi-generational lows,

This week marks the two-year anniversary of the stock markets hitting rock bottom. On March 9, 2009, the Dow dropped to 6,500 and the S&P

When I was 24 years old I was finishing my MBA, well on my way to a life of riches – or so I thought.

Like many couples, Carol and I are quite different when it comes to money management habits. Carol chuckles that she has had a checkbook since